Mumbai

Population

The 1991 census found that 12.5 million people lived in the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region. Of these, 9.9 million lived in Greater Mumbai. Estimates of the present
population are in the range of 14 to 15 million.

Bombay's population has grown most rapidly in the years after India's
independence. In the decade between the censuses of 1981 and 1991,
there have been some signs of a levelling off in the growth. Population
figures obtained from historical sources and the
Indian census are summarised in the graph and table below.